Rogue Chris Goff's cousin Mer and great-aunt Evie BoxAll of us have a Rogue woman in our lives – a mother, a grandmother, a favorite aunt, someone special to us. In honor of Mother’s Day, the Rogues want to hear about yours. We want to know what makes your Rogue Woman such a standout, such a...
New opportunities for authors
Submitted by Karna Small BodmanThe industry magazine, Publishers Weekly, just announced that Netflix is on a book acquisition spree -- developing dozens of screen adaptations of novels, short story collections and graphic novels, thus offering a greatly expanded opportunity for authors who...
CRANK YOUR SETTINGS UP TO 11
by K.J. HoweIconic thrillers benefit from exceptional settings. In today’s competitive publishing environment, authors need every possible advantage to shine. But how do we know if the setting is integral to the work, perhaps even becoming an important character? Simple. If the story was set...
Passover Primer in Four Questions, More or Less
S. Lee Manning: It is now officially spring, except of course in Vermont, where it goes from winter to mud to summer, but that’s not my topic today. Today is Easter. Happy holiday to all of you who celebrate it, but that isn’t my topic, either. For Jews, we are officially into the...
THE REAL BOOK SPY + ROGUE WOMEN = SUSPENSE, DRAWINGS, & FREE BOOKS!
Exciting news: The Real Book Spy & Rogue Women Writers have formed a lethal alliance!! What's happening? Beginning Friday, May 10th, the Rogues will team up with The Real Book Spy to bring you the Rogue Recommendation of the Month. The Real Book Spy provides full coverage of...
5 THINGS I SWORE I’D NEVER DO
by Chris GoffThe family I'd never really planned on having.Everyone has a list.Admit it. All through childhood, adolescence and adulthood, we bear witness to the world around us and make mental notes of everything we're never going to do. Sometimes we learn from others mistakes, and never do....
HELP! Ten Reasons I Shouldn’t Get a New Puppy.
By Robin BurcellI have puppy fever. This is a serious disease and I need help to find a cure. I’m almost positive that I was coming down with it when I took off for Left Coast Crime in Vancouver this past March. I’d recently finished the edits for The Oracle, which comes out this June....
My 32-year love affair with Key West
As I prepared for my wedding, back in the dark ages when no one I knew had a cell phone and ‘the internet’ was a new, unfamiliar word, airlines had 800 numbers you could call for travel agency-type help. I told the nice lady there that I had $1000 and wanted to go to a beach, and she suggested Key...
Rogue Women March Roundup!
Rogue Women Roundup!Exciting news: The Rogues make the cover of The Big Thrill. And there's a terrific feature story with lots of interesting stuff about us inside, too.How do authors achieve "bestselling" status? Check out Rogue Karna Small Bodman's "Tips from the Experts" where she shares...
“I read books.” Three Days of the Condor and what a good story teaches us.
By Jamie FrevelettiOur previous post by Karna talked about books made into movies and you can find a link on the Rogue Women Writers' Facebook page about a study that found that reading fiction increases your "social cognitive performance." In other words, reading fiction can make you more...